Supplementary planning documents
The LDS includes details of the programme for producing or reviewing future SPDs. Currently (May 2008) the council has adopted the following Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs):
Open space, sport and recreation SPD
The council adopted an SPD concerned with contributions from housing developments to provide, improve or maintain open spaces on 12 April 2006.
- Urban open space SPD (PDF 130KB)
- Urban open space SPD SA final (PDF 121KB)
- Urban open space SPD SOC final (PDF 66KB)
- Urban open space contribution reckoner (Excel 24KB)
Waterfront SPD
The council adopted an SPD to provide design and development guidance for Walsall Waterfront on 8 November 2006.
- SPD for Waterfront supplementary planning document (PDF 3MB)
- Sustainability appraisal report (PDF 69KB)
- Statement on consultation (36KB)
- Statement on consultation annex 1 (86KB)
- Statement on consultation annex 2 (62KB)
Healthcare supplementary planning document
The council adopted an SPD concerned with contributions from housing developments to meet the needs for healthcare facilities on 17 January 2007.
- SPD for healthcare document (PDF 249KB)
- Sustainability appraisal report (PDF 149KB)
- Statement on consultation (PDF 155KB)
- Statement on consultation annex (PDF 40KB)
- Contribution reckoner (Excel 28KB)
Education supplementary planning document
This council adopted an SPD concerned with contributions from housing developments to meet the needs for primary and secondary education facilities on 28 February 2007.
- SPD for education document (PDF 199KB)
- Sustainability appraisal report (PDF 154KB)
- Statement on consultation (PDF 142KB)
Designing Walsall Design Guide SPD
The council adopted the SPD in February 2008. It will be used to assess planning applications across the borough. The document will provide advice for developers and planners on the design of all types of new development in Walsall, whether it is housing schemes, town centre developments or improvements to public spaces.
- Designing Walsall-Chapter 1 (735KB)
- Designing Walsall-Chapter 2 (1.88MB)
- Designing Walsall-Chapter 3 (1.44MB)
- Designing Walsall-Chapter 4 (3.29MB)
- Designing Walsall-Chapter 5 (3.19MB)
- Designing Walsall-Chapter 6 (1.74MB)
- Designing Walsall-Chapter 7 (2.29MB)
- Sustainability Report (PDF 2MB)
- Statement on consultation (PDF 112KB)
For further information please contact Katy Craddock on 01922 652543.
Affordable Housing SPD
Affordable Housing is required on all new developments of 15 homes or over. This housing is guided by the councils SPD For Affordable Housing, which has been revised to provide more larger affordable social rented properties. The council adopted the revised SPD on 16 April 2008.
- Affordable Housing SPD (PDF 177KB)
- Sustainability appraisal report (PDF 57KB)
- Statement on consultation: Frontloading (PDF 29KB)
For further information please contact Neil Hollyhead on 01922 655411.
Natural Environment SPD
The council adopted the SPD on 16th April 2008. It will be used to assess planning applications across the borough. The document will provide further advice on how the council expects developers and planners to take into account natural environment policies when drawing up a development scheme, and how to comply with legal requirements such as those relating to protected species.
- Natural Environment SPD (PDF 1MB)
- Sustainibility appraisal report (PDF 2MB)
- Statement on consultation (PDF 65KB)
For further information please contact Simon Phipps on 01922 652469.
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